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Shoko's Smile
Choi Eunyoung
- John Murray (Hachette)
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Publisher | John Murray (Hachette) |
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ISBN | 9781529376029 |
Publication date | August 2021 |
Edition | Hardback |
Dimensions | mm |
Pages | 272 |
Language(s) | Eng. ed. |
Description
In crisp, unembellished prose, Choi Eunyoung paints intimate portraits of the lives of young women in South Korea, balancing the personal with the political. In the title story, a fraught friendship between an exchange student and her host sister follows them from adolescence to adulthood. In 'A Song from Afar', a young woman grapples with the death of her lover, travelling to Russia to search for information about the deceased. In 'Secret', the parents of a teacher killed in the Sewol ferry sinking hide the news of her death from her grandmother.
In the tradition of Sally Rooney, Banana Yoshimoto, and Marilynne Robinson - writers from different cultures who all take an unvarnished look at human relationships and the female experience - Choi Eunyoung is a writer to watch.
Shoko's Smile